USA Cycling is the governing body for
competition in road cycling, mountain biking, track cycling, BMX and
cyclo-cross in the United States. USA Cycling is a member organization of
the United States Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale.
The CEO is responsible for managing all operations of the USA Cycling
organization. The CEO will work with the Board to define a strategic plan to
achieve the dual mission of USA Cycling: to achieve sustained success in
international cycling competition and grow competitive cycling in America.
To achieve the mission, the CEO will ensure that his/her staff will execute
the plan in a professional, financially responsible, sensible and positive
manner and will focus on three major areas: athletic performance, member
services and funding. The CEO will develop a rolling four-year business plan
and an annual budget for approval by the Board, and organize the USA Cycling
management team to deliver on this mission.
Athletic performance goals include specific target levels for medals in
Olympic, World Championship and other elite international events. A high
priority will be placed on building the athlete development pipeline leading
from junior racers at the grassroots level to elite international
competition. Growth in competitive cycling will be measured by the number
and quality of opportunities for USA Cycling members to race their bikes in
the various disciplines. Growing the number of USA Cycling members will be
an important goal, and will require working with promoters, event sponsors
and clubs. The CEO will also need to work to attract more sponsor dollars to
USA Cycling to provide more resources to meet the above goals. The CEO will
also work with the USA Cycling Development Foundation, USAC's fundraising
arm, to attract more resources into the organization as well as to identify
the athlete programs to submit as part of an annual grant application. The
CEO will sit as a member of the Foundation board and provide regular
feedback to the Foundation on results achieved against those planned in the
grant application.
The ideal candidates would have at least 15 years of business experience
with successful profit and loss experience in managing a sports-oriented
organization, preferably run by a volunteer Board. He/she must have a
sensitivity to the Olympic governing body "culture", yet be committed to
"world class" operations both in terms of a professional business and sports
organization coupled with experience in developing athletes, promoting
events, generating revenue, managing a non-profit budget and developing an
operationally efficient business. The selected candidate must be able to
communicate and effectively work with the various member constituents which
include sponsors, donors, athletes, promoters, and volunteers so that their
needs and the association's objectives are met. Proven experience in working
cooperatively with volunteers and other organizations, and making tough
decisions in addition to a proven track record in managing a staff, is a
must.
The ideal candidate should be an effective communicator. He/she must have an
ability to demonstrate independence from any existing constituency or
political interest, yet seek a consensus. He/she would not seek
confrontation, but would be willing to deal with it promptly yet sensibly
being mindful of the various constituent needs. He/she should be considered
highly respected and credible. A leader who is charismatic, competitive,
enthusiastic about the sport of cycling, competitions, athlete development,
in addition to being able to motivate everyone toward excellence and pride
in his/her work, including one's own is a must. His/her actions, work ethic
and enthusiasm ought to inspire enjoyment, respect and confidence in a staff
and create a positive, open, friendly, cooperative work environment that
challenges individuals to achieve their best and affords them an opportunity
for growth and creativity. He/she should be a polished executive with high
creativity, energy, integrity, patience, diplomacy and credibility.
The anticipated start date for the new CEO is targeted for the middle of
June 2002.
Interested applicants can go to www.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/r.cfm?i=1077
to apply for the position online.
Posted by Ari Cheren, MountainZone.com Staff